The final few days involved one last morning of training. Together we discovered that during the year 2009 over ten million kawacha had been paid by parents towards the education of their chilren in Little Angels Community School. In addition to this, details of how this money had been used had been identified for the first time ever. By adding this information to that already collected for money received from donors the whole cost of running the entire school for 2009 could now be put together.
A small acheivment, maybe, but a large step forward in understanding the past ready for planning for the future.
My final working day was spent discussing the progress made over my time in Nodla with Mr Mwelwa, headteacher, and how to use this new information to better inform the Parents Committee and understand the very minimum amount required for the school to operate on a day to day basis. Completing all the review forms together to ensure that it was a joint opinion and talking through objectives for new volunteers was the final act.
My very last day included a visit to the local airport to check upon details with them, a visit to the internet cafe to check international flight details and that no changes had occurred with a visit to the hairdressers. Following this I joined the other teachers cooking for a farewell party which kicked off at 14 hours. That was a real feast and absolutely delicious. We danced and had a really good time, they appeared to have really appreciated my working with them and I have most certainly enjoyed sharing with them.
The final day ended with my return to the Guesthouse and the news that there would be no electricity or water between then and my departure in the morning! Typical life in Africa!
No comments:
Post a Comment